LiveRC - Special Features

Product Test: FTW's new 8ight bodies

For many people the design and look of a body is all that matters, for others it is all about performance. FTW (For The Win) has combined unique style and design, with performance, and introduced their all-new TLR 8ight 2.0 bodies. It just so happens

Mike Garrison July 23, 2012, 9:03 a.m. View Comments

Video: JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals

The JConcepts crew made their way to Chino, California for the 2012 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals. The weather was hot outside, and the racing was hotter inside! Check out the JC highlights music video recap of the entire event!

Mike Garrison July 21, 2012, 9:47 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: IFMAR On-Road EP Worlds

Live from Heemstede, Netherlands July 22-28!

Eric Swanson July 21, 2012, 11:25 a.m. View Comments

Video: AMainHobbies ROAR Nationals highlights

The A Main Hobbies – ProTek R/C racing team spent four days in the heat wave that swept through the Northeast as the 2012 ROAR Fuel Off-Road Nationals visited Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, PA. The racing action was even hotter than the wea

Mike Garrison July 20, 2012, 7:11 a.m. View Comments

Video: A lap around the IFMAR 1/8 Offroad Worlds track

After seeing images of the track, we still wanted MORE! As it turns out, today is our lucky day! This past weekend the host facility held the Speed Paradise Truggy National, and it just so happens a lap around the new track has been caught on video!

Mike Garrison July 17, 2012, 6:48 a.m. View Comments

RACE COVERAGE: Hot Rod Shootout 2012

As the heat of the summer is scorching at the highest temps of the year, it is time for one of the longest running and most legendary electric offroad races in the United States. The LiveRC crew has packed their bags and headed to sunny Saugus, Calif

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 8:42 a.m. View Comments

Team Durango interviews the Danish sensation Kim Nielsen

Team Durango has put together a very cool interview with team driver Kim Nielsen. Nielsen, from Denmark, has put in some very impressive results lately, and TD goes behind the scenes to find out just what drives the rising star!

Mike Garrison July 16, 2012, 8:21 a.m. View Comments

(UPDATE): XRAY to release new 1/10 scale 4wd buggy?

Rumor on the street is that XRAY has been working on a new 1/10 scale offroad 4wd buggy. This has been rumored many times before, HOWEVER, a possible sighting of the beast has been made at the 2012 Euros.

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 6:01 a.m. View Comments

Video: JConcepts Zack Genova at Bring The Heat 2012

JConcepts has shared a video of team driver Zack Genova during today's practice session for Bring the Heat 2012 hosted by Flowood R/C this weekend.. Check it out!

Mike Garrison July 13, 2012, 10:39 a.m. View Comments

Product Test: Lee Martin Racing accessories

We received a box in the mail from none other than Turd Ferguson Racing (TFR) which is the United States distributor of the 4x Euro Champ, Lee Martin's, LMR Product Line. As we opened the box we were all smiles with what awaited us inside!

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 6:53 a.m. View Comments

(UPDATE) Spy shots of the new Pro-Line Slash

Pro-Line Racing has released a few teaser shots of some new products for the Traxxas Slash. While they leave us with little to no details, from looking at the pictures it is more than obvious that Pro-Line is working hard on their new Slash project,

Mike Garrison July 12, 2012, 5:15 a.m. View Comments

Under the hood of Kinwald's SC10 4x4

Team Associated takes us under the hood of the 2-time IFMAR World Champion's 4wd short course truck. All the winning tricks are revealed!

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 7:49 a.m. View Comments

Moment with Mike: Anyone can be a pro at R/C

Last night I was sitting on the couch watching some TV and flipping through the channels. First I watched some motocross, then NASCAR, then Formula 1, and finally some off-road truck racing. After watching all of these I began thinking about R/C raci

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 9:45 a.m. View Comments

Video: Promotion Cup 2012

Our friends from Spain at InfoRC.net have shared two videos with us today from the Promotion Cup 2012. Both the Semi A and Semi B races caught on tape featuring top drivers including Alberto Garcia, Borja Hernandez, Javi Pombo, and more!

Mike Garrison July 11, 2012, 8:35 a.m. View Comments

Interview: The JConcepts Story with Jason Ruona

It was less than a decade ago when the “original BJ4” 4wd buggy hit the market. This unique buggy, known as the BJ4, was a project masterminded by Jason Ruona and Brad Reelfs. The race winning buggy overwhelmed the class in popularity, and what star

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 9:27 a.m. View Comments

JQ goes in-depth and explains the "Yellow Edition"

THECar, Yellow Edition has now reached racetracks around the world, and it is time to go into more detail, looking at what is new on this version of THECar.

Mike Garrison July 10, 2012, 8 a.m. View Comments

Video: TRFT 2012 Summer Remix

The TRFT Studios crew has been hard at work backflipping, mud bogging, and flat out going fast. The best part about it is they caught it all on film, mixed it with some catchy tunes, and produced this video that just makes you want to go out and driv

Mike Garrison July 5, 2012, 6:54 p.m. View Comments

The World Champ shares a view of the 2012 IFMAR Worlds battleground

Cody King has updated his new CodyKingRC.com site with some updated pics of the host facility of this year's IFMAR 1/8 Offroad World Championship, where he will work to defend his crown!

Mike Garrison July 5, 2012, 6:34 p.m. View Comments

Product Test: Novak GTB2 X-Drive 17.5 Ballistic brushless system

We test the all-new Novak GTB2 esc and 17.5 Ballistic motor. All we have to say is WOW. This is a spec system that we never expected to have these results!

Mike Garrison July 5, 2012, 8:49 a.m. View Comments

Marty Korn talks about the evolution of R/C

AMainHobbies.com team driver, Marty Korn, talks about the evolution of R/C over the past 15+ years. The ups and downs, and what the meaning of "sponsored driver" really was back in the day.

Mike Garrison July 3, 2012, 8:36 a.m. View Comments

TLR and Horizon Hobby hit up XGames 2012

TLR and Horizon Hobby were on-site for the 2012 Summer XGames in Los Angeles, and along with them was pro motocross riders, Jeremy McGrath and Jeremy Stenberg!

Mike Garrison July 3, 2012, 1:58 p.m. View Comments